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Berit Marie Eira (born 6 March 1968) is a Norwegian
In 2017, as the first representative from the Flyttsamelista, she became a member of the
Berit Marie P.E. Eira
at Sametinget {{DEFAULTSORT:Eira, Berit Marie 1968 births Living people Members of the Sámi Parliament of Norway Norwegian Sámi politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians People from Kautokeino
Berit Marie Eira (born 6 March 1968) is a Norwegian Sami
Acronyms
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reindeer owner and politician who works in Kautokeino
Kautokeino ( no, Kautokeino; se, Guovdageaidnu ; fkv, Koutokeino; fi, Koutokeino) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other village ...
municipality. She represents the "Reindeer herder's list" party.
Biography
Berit Marie Persdtr Eira was born 6 March 1968. She studied commerce and economics, receiving a 3-yearbachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in reindeer
Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 sub ...
husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...
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In 2014, Eira highlighted her opposition to the Norwegian government's reindeer husbandry policy, as she refused to accept the demand to reduce the herd flock despite the state's threats of coercive fines.
In 2017, as the first representative from the Flyttsamelista, she became a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway
sje, Sámedigge sju, Sámiediggie sma, Saemiedigkie sms, Sääʹmteʹǧǧ no, Sametinget
, legislature = 9th Sámi Parliament
, coa_pic = Nordsamisk_farge_symmetrisk_stor-01.svg
, house_type = Unicameral
, foundation ...
. This happened after the Sami election, when the four parties of the Norwegian Sámi Association
The Norwegian Sámi Association ( se, Norgga Sámiid Riikasearvi , no, Norske Samers Riksforbund), also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi people, Sámi organization in Norway. The association was founded in 1968.
Purpose
The NSR actively ru ...
, the Center Party, Ã…arjel-Saemiej Gielh, and the Flyttsamelista joined forces to create a 'majority government'. According to the agreement, Eira is in the council for the first two years of the parliamentary term, and Ellinor JÃ¥ma of Ã…arjel-Saemiej Gielh for the last two.
See also
*Keskitalo's Third Council
Keskitalo's Third Council was a governing council of the Sámi Parliament of Norway, headed by the President Aili Keskitalo of the Norwegian Sami Association. The governing council was installed on 12 October 2017, following the 2017 Norwegian Sà ...
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Berit Marie P.E. Eira
at Sametinget {{DEFAULTSORT:Eira, Berit Marie 1968 births Living people Members of the Sámi Parliament of Norway Norwegian Sámi politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians People from Kautokeino